Canton may refer to:

• Canton (administrative division), a territorial subdivision of a country
• Cantons of Belgium
• Cantons of Bolivia
• Cantons of Bosnia and Herzegovina: a subdivision of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Canada: Canadian French equivalent for the English word "township", since the translation municipalité is already used for a different level of government (see township).
• Cantons of Quebec
• Cantons of Costa Rica
• Cantons of Ecuador
• Cantons of France
• Cantons of Luxembourg
• Cantons of Switzerland
• Cantons (USSR), subdivisions of several Soviet republics which existed in 1920–1941
• the upper left (hoist) quarter of a flag, see flag terminology
• Canton (heraldry), a subordinary occupying the (shield holder's) upper right-hand ninth of the field
• Canton (liqueur), ginger-flavored liqueurs, one of which is produced in Jarnac, France and the other, which was produced in the Guangdong province of China
• Cantonment, to canton troops
• Canton Elektronik, a German manufacturer of loudspeakers and audio equipment

Places

• Canton or Canton Province, an older English name of Guangdong, in the South of China
• Canton Province Capital City, an older English name of Guangzhou, the provincial capital of GuangdongUnited States
• Canton, Connecticut
• Canton, Georgia
• Canton, Illinois
• Canton, Iowa
• Canton, Kansas
• Canton, Baltimore, Maryland, a neighborhood and park
• Canton Iron Works, built by Peter Cooper
• Canton, Massachusetts
• Canton, Michigan
• Canton, Minnesota
• Canton, Mississippi
• Canton, Missouri
• Canton, New York
• Canton (village), New York
• Canton (town), New York
• Canton, North Carolina
• Canton, Ohio
• Canton, Oklahoma
• Canton, Pennsylvania
• Canton, South Dakota
• Canton, Texas
• Canton Township, severalOther places
• Canton, Cardiff, Wales
• Kanton Island, Kiribati (formerly Canton Island)Fictional
• Canton, the small town on Higgins' Moon where Jayne Cobb is a celebrated hero, from Firefly (TV series)

See also

• Cantonese cuisine
• Cantonment
• Cantonist